Why We Crave Horror Movies

Stephen King's, "Why We Crave Horror Movies" (1982), suggests that we are all mentally ill. He gives examples of the subtle ways people are crazy, "...to talk to your self when you are under stress or to pick your nose when you are on the morning bus, then you are left alone to go about your business...though it is doubtful that you will never be invited to the best parties." He uses humor and comedic writing to point out the odd characteristic in people in order to convince the general public we all have a little psychopath in us.